- 1. What percentage of employment within the Cairngorms National Park is accounted for by tourism?
A) 60%
B) 50%
C) 43%
D) 30%
- 2. How many Munros are there in the Cairngorms National Park?
A) 65
B) 75
C) 45
D) 55
- 3. Which village within the park features the Carrbridge Packhorse Bridge?
A) Carrbridge
B) Duthil
C) Feshiebridge
D) Aviemore
- 4. In what year was the Carrbridge Packhorse Bridge built?
A) 1805
B) 2001
C) 1901
D) 1717
- 5. Which of Scotland's Great Trails does not pass through Cairngorms National Park?
A) West Highland Way
B) Speyside Way
C) Cateran Trail
D) Great Glen Way
- 6. How many of Scotland's five ski resorts are located in the Cairngorms?
A) Three
B) Five
C) Two
D) Four
- 7. Which railway funicular was closed due to health and safety concerns?
A) Glenmore Funicular
B) Strathspey Railway
C) Cairngorm Mountain Railway
D) Highland Main Line
- 8. What year did the Cairngorm Mountain Railway first open?
A) 2018
B) 1985
C) 1999
D) 2001
- 9. Which holiday destination is located close to Glenmore Forest Park and the Cairn Gorm Ski Centre?
A) Aviemore
B) Carrbridge
C) Feshiebridge
D) Duthil
- 10. How many distilleries are located within the Cairngorms National Park?
A) Six
B) Five
C) Four
D) Seven
- 11. Which of these distilleries does not require an appointment for visits?
A) Tomintoul
B) Balmenach
C) Speyside
D) Royal Lochnagar
- 12. What is the name of the sculpture trail located near Feshiebridge?
A) Highland Sculpture Path
B) Speyside Sculpture Trail
C) Cairngorms Art Walk
D) Frank Bruce Sculpture Trail
- 13. Which of these trails is not one of Scotland's Great Trails?
A) West Highland Way
B) Great Glen Way
C) Speyside Way
D) Cateran Trail
- 14. What type of bridge is the Carrbridge Packhorse Bridge?
A) Stone bridge
B) Iron bridge
C) Wooden bridge
D) Concrete bridge
- 15. Which railway operates steam and heritage diesel services between Aviemore and Broomhill?
A) Highland Line
B) Glenmore Steamway
C) Strathspey Railway
D) Cairngorms Express
- 16. What is the main purpose of the Cairngorms Business Partnership?
A) Runs guided tours
B) Manages wildlife conservation
C) Includes 350 private sector member businesses
D) Operates ski resorts
- 17. Which activity is not mentioned as popular in the Cairngorms National Park?
A) Mountain biking
B) Walking
C) Surfing
D) Cycling
- 18. The majority of rocks within the Cairngorms National Park belong to which geological group?
A) Moine Supergroup
B) Dalradian Supergroup
C) Caledonian Orogeny
D) Old Red Sandstone
- 19. During what time period were the Dalradian and Moine successions intensely faulted, folded, and metamorphosed?
A) After 427 million years ago
B) Between about 800 and 600 million years ago
C) Around 470 million years ago
D) Between about 490 and 430 million years ago
- 20. What geological event is centered around 470 million years ago?
A) 'Scandian event'
B) Caledonian Orogeny
C) 'Grampian event'
D) Great Glen Fault
- 21. The granite mass forming the Cairngorms was emplaced around how many million years ago?
A) 427 million years ago
B) 490 million years ago
C) 390 million years ago
D) 800 million years ago
- 22. What is the depth range where the granite currently at the surface was initially found?
A) At the surface
B) Less than 2 km
C) More than 10 km
D) Between 4 and 7 km
- 23. What is the name of the small outlier rock type found within the national park?
A) Old Red Sandstone
B) Caledonian Orogeny
C) Moine Supergroup
D) Dalradian Supergroup
- 24. What geological event involved the collision of Baltica with Laurentia?
A) 'Scandian event'
B) 'Grampian event'
C) Moine Supergroup formation
D) Great Glen Fault activity
- 25. What geological feature is associated with the last 2.5 million years in the Cairngorms?
A) Emplacement of granite mass
B) Collision of Baltica with Laurentia
C) Formation of Dalradian Supergroup
D) Ice ages leading to erosional and depositional features
- 26. What post-glacial feature is found in the Cairngorms?
A) Dalradian Supergroup
B) Peat and landslips
C) Old Red Sandstone
D) Moine Supergroup
- 27. What was the initial depth of the granite that now forms the surface of the Cairngorms?
A) At the surface
B) More than 10 km
C) Less than 2 km
D) 4 to 7 km
- 28. Which supergroup occurs along the northwestern edge of the Cairngorms National Park?
A) Moine Supergroup
B) Caledonian Orogeny
C) Old Red Sandstone
D) Dalradian Supergroup
- 29. What was the primary cause of the initial deformation of the Dalradian rocks?
A) 'Grampian event' due to collision with a volcanic island arc
B) 'Scandian event'
C) Emplacement of granite mass
D) Great Glen Fault activity
- 30. When did the landscape of the Cairngorms begin to form?
A) By 390 million years ago
B) Between about 490 and 430 million years ago
C) Around 427 million years ago
D) After 800 million years ago
- 31. What geological process occurred between about 800 and 600 million years ago in the Cairngorms?
A) Intense faulting and folding
B) 'Scandian event'
C) Deposition of sands, muds, and limestones
D) Emplacement of granite mass
- 32. What was the role of the Great Glen, Ericht-Laidon, and Glen Tilt faults?
A) Formed the Old Red Sandstone outlier
B) Occurred during the Caledonian Orogeny
C) Caused the 'Grampian event'
D) Allowed large plutons of granite to rise up amongst the Dalradian rocks
- 33. In what year was Cairngorms National Park established?
A) 2010
B) 2003
C) 2002
D) 1999
- 34. How many people approximately live within Cairngorms National Park?
A) 10,000
B) 30,000
C) 25,000
D) 18,000
- 35. Which of the following is not a community located within Cairngorms National Park?
A) Edinburgh
B) Ballater
C) Braemar
D) Aviemore
- 36. What IUCN category is the Cairngorms National Park designated as?
A) Category V
B) Category IV
C) Category III
D) Category II
- 37. Which of these areas within Cairngorms National Park has IUCN Category II status?
A) Deeside
B) Abernethy Forest
C) Strathspey
D) Monadhliath
- 38. What percentage of visitors to the Cairngorms National Park come from elsewhere in the UK?
A) 10%
B) 50%
C) 75%
D) 25%
- 39. From which country do approximately 21% of visitors to the Cairngorms National Park come?
A) France
B) Ireland
C) Germany
D) Other countries
- 40. What percentage of the national park's economy is made up by tourism?
A) 60%
B) 50%
C) 90%
D) 80%
- 41. Which river rises in the Monadhliath mountains?
A) The Tay
B) The Dee
C) The Spey
D) The Don
- 42. What is the highest elevation of the Cairngorms summits?
A) 1000 meters
B) 1500 meters
C) Around 1300 meters
D) 2000 meters
- 43. Which type of landscape is similar to the Cairngorms' upland plateau?
A) Sahara Desert
B) Hardangervidda National Park in Norway
C) Amazon Rainforest
D) Great Barrier Reef
- 44. Which major transport route runs through the park and connects Perth and Inverness?
A) B-road network
B) A86
C) The A9 road
D) M6 motorway
- 45. Which road links Strathspey to Fort William?
A) A9
B) B-road network
C) A93
D) A86
- 46. Which bird species can be found breeding on the Cairngorm plateaux?
A) Osprey
B) Greylag goose
C) Goldeneye
D) Rock ptarmigan
- 47. Which bird species breed in the Insh Marshes each summer?
A) Snow bunting
B) Golden eagle
C) Eurasian wigeon
D) Ring ouzel
- 48. Which mammal was introduced to the Cairngorms in 1952?
A) Red deer
B) Mountain hare
C) Reindeer
D) Eurasian lynx
- 49. How many Special Areas of Conservation are there within the park?
A) 25
B) 46
C) 19
D) 9
- 50. Which bird species is found in the Caledonian Forest?
A) Ring ouzel
B) Snow bunting
C) Golden eagle
D) Western capercaillie
- 51. Which bird species are winter visitors to the Insh Marshes?
A) Ring ouzels
B) Whooper swans
C) Golden eagles
D) Snow buntings
- 52. Which fish species are supported by the Don river?
A) Sea trout
B) Lamprey
C) Atlantic salmon
D) Eels
- 53. How many Sites of Special Scientific Interest are there in the park?
A) 19
B) 9
C) 46
D) 25
- 54. Which bird species can be found in the Caledonian Forest?
A) Scottish crossbill
B) Snow bunting
C) Ring ouzel
D) Golden eagle
- 55. Who headed the commission that proposed the creation of a national park in the Cairngorms in 1931?
A) John Muir
B) Christopher Addison
C) David Attenborough
D) Alfred Wainwright
- 56. In which year was the report proposing national parks in Scotland, including the Cairngorms, published?
A) 1931
B) 1955
C) 1945
D) 1965
- 57. How many national scenic areas are there now?
A) 50
B) 40
C) 25
D) 30
- 58. In which year did a major wildfire occur in the Glenmore and Abernethy area of the park?
A) 2010
B) 2015
C) 2008
D) 2026
- 59. Which principle gives greater weight to the first aim when there is a conflict?
A) The National Parks Principle
B) The Sustainable Development Principle
C) The Conservation Priority Principle
D) The Sandford Principle
- 60. Which function does the National Park Authority share with local authorities?
A) Tourism promotion
B) Statutory planning functions
C) Wildlife conservation
D) Financial management
- 61. Which estate outside the park was used for filming 'No Time to Die'?
A) Aviemore
B) Loch Laggan
C) Feshiebridge
D) Ardverikie House Estate
- 62. Which film featured scenes shot at the Cairngorm Gliding Club's site?
A) No Time to Die
B) Outlaw King
C) The Dark Knight Rises
D) Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
- 63. In which year was 'Mary Queen of Scots' filmed in Cairngorms National Park?
A) 2017
B) 2018
C) 2019
D) 2020
- 64. Which TV series had an episode filmed at Ardverikie House Estate?
A) Monarch of the Glen
B) Victoria
C) Outlander
D) The Crown
- 65. Which film series included scenes shot in the park area for its 2018 release?
A) The Dark Knight Rises
B) Outlaw King
C) No Time to Die
D) Victoria & Abdul
- 66. Which TV series filmed scenes in the park and nearby areas for its 1997 release?
A) Victoria
B) Mrs Brown
C) The Crown
D) Outlander
- 67. Which Netflix series had some shooting done in Cairngorms National Park?
A) Victoria & Abdul
B) Mary Queen of Scots
C) The Crown
D) Outlander
- 68. What type of habitat is found in the Cairngorm mountains?
A) Tropical rainforest
B) Alpine semi-tundra moorland
C) Savanna
D) Desert
- 69. When were reindeer first introduced to the Cairngorms?
A) 1952
B) 1960
C) 1975
D) 1980
- 70. Which species is important for the River Dee's Special Area of Conservation status?
A) Koi
B) Goldfish
C) Atlantic salmon
D) Common carp
- 71. Which bird is a winter visitor to the Insh Marshes?
A) Polar bear
B) Greylag geese
C) Dolphin
D) Kangaroo
- 72. Which bird species breeds in upper Strathspey's Insh Marshes?
A) Flamingo
B) Eagle owl
C) Penguin
D) Osprey
- 73. How many national parks were established in England and Wales following World War II?
A) Fifteen
B) Twenty
C) Five
D) Ten
- 74. In what year were the National Park Direction Areas replaced by national scenic areas?
A) 2010
B) 2000
C) 1990
D) 1981
- 75. Which organization produced a report in 1990 recommending four areas for national park designation due to landscape pressure?
A) The Countryside Commission for Scotland (CCS)
B) The Scottish Office
C) The Cairngorms Working Party
D) Scottish Natural Heritage
- 76. When was the National Parks (Scotland) Act passed?
A) 2000
B) 2010
C) 1999
D) 2003
- 77. What was the voltage of the power line section that was taken down in 2015 within the park?
A) 50 kV
B) 400 kV
C) 220 kV
D) 132 kV
- 78. Which ski centre is not one of Scotland's five resorts situated in the Cairngoms?
A) The Lecht Ski Centre
B) Glenshee Ski Centre
C) Cairn Gorm Ski Centre
D) Glencoe Ski Centre
- 79. What is the primary focus of tourism in the Cairngorms National Park?
A) Urban exploration
B) Sustainable tourism
C) Luxury resort stays
D) Massive industrial tourism
- 80. Which of these activities is not mentioned as popular in the park?
A) Cycling
B) Scuba diving
C) Mountain biking
D) Walking
- 81. How many members are elected by the community to run the National Park Authority?
A) Five
B) Nine
C) Seven
D) Four
- 82. What is one of the long-term goals included in the Cairngorms National Park Partnership Plan 2017 - 2022?
A) Tourism reduction
B) Industrial expansion
C) Urban development
D) Conservation
- 83. What is one way the National Park Authority can achieve its aims?
A) Enforce national laws
B) Manage international treaties
C) Control local elections
D) Offer advice
- 84. In which year was 'No Time to Die' filmed in the Cairngorms National Park area?
A) 2021
B) 2020
C) 2019
D) 2018
- 85. Which TV series filmed in the park includes a character named Claire Fraser?
A) Victoria
B) The Crown
C) Mary Queen of Scots
D) Outlander
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